Plastic Industry Drives the Development of Titanium Dioxide and Carbon Black Powders

Recently, Ceresana Consulting announced the global plastic masterbatch market report. It is estimated that by 2024, the global plastic masterbatch market will grow at an annual growth rate of 3.7%. The report shows that in 2016, the world consumed a total of more than 4 million tons of plastic masterbatch, of which the market demand for masterbatch in the Asia-Pacific region accounted for 40% of the global demand, and the masterbatch revenue in the Asia-Pacific region accounted for three-thirds of the global masterbatch income. one.

The plastic additive is loaded in the resin in an excessive amount and processed into a concentrate. When the plastic product is manufactured, it is not necessary to add the plastic additive, and only the proportion added with the superplastic additive is added in proportion. Body can be. This concentrate is called a plastic masterbatch. According to different plastic additives, the plastic masterbatch is divided into: filled masterbatch, masterbatch, flame retardant masterbatch, antistatic masterbatch, wear-resistant masterbatch, multi-functional masterbatch.

White masterbatch + titanium dioxide

Masterbatches are plastic masterbatches that incorporate super-constant pigments. The most important type of masterbatch in 2016 is white masterbatch. From 2008 to 2016, global white masterbatch demand increased at a rate of 2.2%. Titanium dioxide is the most commonly used white pigment additive in inorganic pigments, and the plastics industry is the second largest user of titanium dioxide. Although the market price of titanium dioxide continues to rise, the most used pigment in white masterbatch is titanium dioxide. The use of titanium dioxide in white masterbatch has the following advantages:

High hiding power, high tinting strength and high color-reducing force, making the masterbatch appear white.

Improve the heat resistance, light resistance and weather resistance of plastic products, improve the mechanical properties and electrical properties of plastic products, protect plastic products from UV light, and avoid product fading.

· Titanium dioxide is non-toxic. The plastics industry needs to color toys, electronic equipment, automotive parts, homes, plastic films, and other daily products. The use of titanium dioxide for coloring is healthier.

Black masterbatch + carbon black

According to Ceresana Consulting's global market report on plastic masterbatch, the demand for black and white masterbatches is the largest in masterbatch. The black masterbatch additive is mainly carbon black. As a color additive, carbon black has advantages in many plastic applications. Different pigmented carbon blacks can give plastics different degrees of blackness, and the added plastic color of carbon black is difficult to change, and it will not fade even in extremely harsh outdoor environments. At the same time, carbon black is not only a black colorant in plastics, but also an ultraviolet aging agent and an antistatic agent.

The development of the plastics industry has also led to the development of powder companies such as titanium dioxide and carbon black. As the second largest user of titanium dioxide, plastics require a large amount of titanium dioxide. As the demand for plastics market continues to increase, the demand for titanium dioxide will also increase. The price of titanium dioxide will continue to grow steadily, and the net profit of titanium dioxide companies will also increase. Although the demand for carbon black in plastics is less than that in rubber products, carbon black has a greater impact on the properties of plastics, so the requirements of plastics for carbon black are higher. The increase in demand for plastics will bring more demand to carbon black companies, and at the same time, it will also encourage companies to develop more varieties of carbon black for plastics.

The application of plastic products penetrates into every area of the national economy. Plastic products are everywhere from the packaging products to the construction industry to the transportation industry. The plastic market is huge, and the market for additives for plastics has also increased. For titanium powder and carbon black and other plastic-related powder companies, this is undoubtedly a big cake, how to divide more of the profit is the problem that companies should think about.